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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Taft
Selected in fifth round
No.
81 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born March 8, 1954
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Southwest | Minn. HS |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1972-73 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
40 | 9 |
18 | 27 |
28 | | 1973-74 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
36 | 1 |
17 | 18 |
20 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1973 (Wisconsin)
World Championships: 1973
(second, Pool B) 1974
(first, Pool B)
World Championships Pool B All-Star First Team:
1974
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1973 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1972-73
Miscellaneous: Attended Southwest High School in Minneapolis. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 29, 1978 (Detroit at
Colorado)
Numbers: 11 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never
won
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-79 |
Detroit | 15 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed with Detroit on May 12, 1977, after graduating
from University of Wisconsin. ... Signed with St. Louis as free agent on Aug.
7, 1980,
but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Team USA; Wisconsin (WCHA);
Kansas City (CHL); Adirondack (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL)
Olympics: 1976
(fifth place)
World Championships: 1975 (sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Turner Cup: 1981 (Salt Lake)
NCAA Championship: 1977 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team:
1977 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1976-77
U.S. Olympic Team Captain: 1976
Wisconsin Tri-Captain: 1974-75, 1976-77
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Phoenix,
No. 149 overall in Round 11)
1981-82: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Named Team USA's
outstanding defenseman at 1976 Olympics. ... Paired on defense with Craig
Norwich for Wisconsin in 1976-77. ... Graduated from
Wisconsin in 1977 with school's career defenseman records (since broken)
for games played (156), points (131), goals (36), and assists (95). ... Missed
part of 1977-78 season with knee injury. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season
with hyperextended knee, an injury suffered in January 1983. ... Returned to
Madison, Wis., after his retirement and eventually became vice president of a
local telecommunications company.
Personal: Full name is John Philip
Taft. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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